A van is necessary for me because I use a wheelchair. I'm planning on getting a Ford diesel van when the time comes to upgrade. (I have no car payments right now and it's wonderful.)
I want to run my *new* diesel van off of biodiesel; there's one of Willie Nelson's BioWillie biodiesel outlets only two miles from my home. I'd also like to get a diesel back-up generator (also to run off of biodiesel) in the future.
Honestly I don't see why we can't decentralize our power system so that every home is self-sufficient. We wouldn't have to worry about the vast electrical infrastructure (which has not been properly maintained) and it would give every family some independence. I know that biofuels will be a part of that as well.
I'm just hoping for the price of PV cells to plummet and the efficiency to rise substantially!
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